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West Midlands Police said: “Following the tragic events in Berlin last night, we are reviewing our police response and increasing visible patrols where required to provide reassurance to those visiting, working and living in Birmingham and the rest of the West Midlands.

“We have detailed policing tactics and security measures in place to protect the public, which are being reviewed on a daily basis.”

Greater Manchester Police’s assistant chief constable Debbie Ford said: “Our thoughts are with all those affected by the tragic incident in Berlin last night.

“Greater Manchester Police already has a visible policing operation in place around the Christmas Markets, in the city centre, and in other key areas across Greater Manchester in the run up to Christmas.

“We will be working in line with the national response and have strengthened our policing presence at the Manchester Christmas Markets and stepped up visible patrols, to ensure that people feel safe to go about their daily lives.

“I would like to stress at this point that there is absolutely no information or intelligence suggesting any attack is imminent in Greater Manchester.”

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Scotland Yard said the threat level in the UK was severe and an attack “highly likely”.

A statement said: “The Metropolitan Police has detailed plans for protecting public events over the Christmas and New Year period.

“These already recognise that the threat level is at ‘severe’, meaning an attack is highly likely, and have considered a range of threats, including the use of large vehicles.

“As a matter of routine, as a precaution, we review our plans after attacks overseas, and we are doing so at present following the awful incidents in Berlin and Ankara last night.”

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